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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Abnormal's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Abnormal's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Abnormal
- high 33 stale, 6 reposted of 69 open
- Hiring momentum
- 117 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Abnormal's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Abnormal.
About this role
The Software Engineer II, Backend will join the Federated Intelligence Platform team, focusing on building scalable backend services and distributed systems. Daily tasks include designing APIs, maintaining high-throughput systems, establishing data pipelines, conducting testing, and providing operational support. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and requires effective communication to refine project requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Abnormal as an employer.
What you need
- Experience building and operating highly scalable and highly available distributed systems and services.
- Experience working with data pipelines, both event-driven and synchronous.
- 3+ years of overall software engineering experience
- Experience with relevant tech stack: Language: Golang, Python; Cloud Platform: AWS; Framework: Spark
- Experience with Storage / Data Pipelines
- At least 1 year of experience designing complex distributed systems
Nice to have
- Proficiency and comfort utilizing AI-augmented development workflows and engineering toolsets
- 1.5+ years of experience with Golang
- 1.5+ years of experience with Protobuf
- 1.5+ years of experience with Apache Spark (mainly PySpark)
- Exposure to Airflow, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Parquet
Worth weighing
- The role involves working with a high level of uncertainty and vague requirements, which may require proactive communication and refinement of project details.
- The team is distributed, necessitating strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration across time zones.
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Listed by Abnormal on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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